more in the last 2a hours. —— 15 the more people, that is their daily report that right index since march the 15th despite lower figures being expected on monday because of a lag in reporting of deaths over the weekend. the total number of deaths in hospital, care homes and the wider community now stands at 42,647. they also announced today changes to shielding them england, from the 6th ofjuly, those shielding will be able to meet groups of up to six people out noise. and shielding people who live alone or shielding single parents will also be able to access a supports bubble with one other household. and those classified as clinically extremely vulnerable will no longer be advised to shield from the 1st of august and the government has said it's possible shielding will be put back in place in future if needed.

let discussed some of those changes today who is the shadow minister for labour and pete, she's currently shielding herself in her constituency. thank you very much for being with us. give us the oppressed the reaction as somebody who has been shielding to what has been announced today. i think it's welcomed time that those changes are taking place. i think it's welcomed time that those changes are taking placeli those changes are taking place.” think they will have a lot of concerns. right through this pandemic, we have not really been updated and seconded by people who are shielding, they have been waiting since last monday when we we re waiting since last monday when we were promised and updated to go and getan were promised and updated to go and get an update on what was happening so get an update on what was happening so well to but we want to make sure that we have not forgotten shielding people and that government continues to update us throughout known future guidance. and that guidance that matt hancock was setting out now in terms of the details of it, able to

meet six other people, for example, shielding and being at the end of july, do you think that timescale is appropriate, is that right?” july, do you think that timescale is appropriate, is that right? i think it will come as i shock to a lot of people. kind of how quickly this has happened. there won't be of anxiety about going out, people who have not been outside for quite a long time, i think they really want to be reassured and he will want to see the published guidance and be able to have that opportunity to read their weight and really think through what peoples own individual risk is. given that anxiety, there was a question that was raised once 01’ was a question that was raised once or twice during the briefing today about what happened to people who have been shielding don't actually wa nt to have been shielding don't actually want to go back to their place of work because they don't necessarily feel enough safeguards are in place at that workplace? whether they should then be entitled for sick pay which they would not be, what are your thoughts on that? this is

something that that government committee have not gone to address yet. and i think this is systemic in terms of their problems of communicating with people and they shall be people, there does could that flexibility in terms of what they say so that people if they are returning to work they know that their workplace is safe and they are not being forced into areas where they are not feeling safe where they have been locked in their homes for the last three months. you talked about being left in your homes, what are the psychological impacts the you think of shielding for such a long time and people are busy now it's been the right thing to do but psychologically fight a lot of people it's been very difficult.” think the mckinley people were accepting of a very well and they have been excellent in terms of dealing with it but then i think when you saw the lockdown nature is ease for everybody else i'm really not receiving any updates ourselves from the government, i think that

was setting to have some many big strains but then also just knowing the kind of science and medical research behind stuff in times of who is at most of risk now. we now know so much more about this pandemic and the really need to make sure that risk is properly published by people to really get their heads around stuff and making informed decisions. and tomorrow we are expecting, we don't know but we are expecting, we don't know but we are expecting the government to announce that the two metre social distancing will will be would —— reduced to one metre, paving the way for the hospitality industry to be open, would you be supportive of back in the labour party? i think we need to go and see what the guidance is on this so you know how safe it is and indeed when we are talking about that shielded group and disabled people, what are the implications for them when we know that we have been classed as vulnerable throughout this crisis and more susceptible to this and that if they go and get the disease. sol

susceptible to this and that if they go and get the disease. so i think we really need to go and see how safe that actually is. for the country, for the economy and we have been hearing from business as i live in country for the last few weeks, they need that to me their will be cut and it's a question of protecting the economy.” cut and it's a question of protecting the economy. i think they get the paycheque it's safe i people select see what's progressed along side that piping. bed government advisory scientist if they sign this up advisory scientist if they sign this up you would be happy with that? yes. as long as that stuff behind that they say it's safe to do so. thank you for being with us. now it's time for a look at the weather with thomas loveit love it or a delegate, we are in for the hottest spell of weather since last summer and by the middle of the week, why be a cause and will be

approaching or even exceeding 30 celsius. and with that will come very high uv levels. some strong sunshine out there. here is the europe—wide heatwave, the current of hotaircoming out europe—wide heatwave, the current of hot air coming out of spain and france, spreading across the uk, that thinking is that by the time we get to the weekend, low pressure from the atlantic is actually going to bring pressure conditions so this is always going to leave and push away the heat for the 28th and without also look at some showers and thunderstorms. that is not until the weekend. this is what is happening in the short term. here as i lay front, it is a boundary between the fresher atlantic air and the hotter continental air and that we have got that boundary we have a lot of clout and outbreaks of rain but it's also quite humid here because the airstream is coming all the way from the south so 14, 15 in glasgow overnight and clear skies in england, temperatures will be about 11 degrees first thing in the

morning. that led their funds will continue to be stuck between the high across the continent and the low pressure out in the atlantic. so rather than as leather front moving across the uk to be sliding along itself so that means the policies of rain will move into belfast and glasgow and right across the western aisles but eastern scotland and much of the country for england and wales for a bright if not sunny day and a hot one for the south up to 28 on tuesday. here is wednesday's weather map. the hot air is expected to spread north and reaching northern england. temperatures in newcastle of around 26 degrees and why be 30 01’ more across central of around 26 degrees and why be 30 or more across central and southern england and on their status temperatures will rise further to be peaking at about 32 in london and in the lowlands of scotland amount 96 celsius. then towards the end of the week we will see a low pressure

approaching, clouds will council site together in the night of the country, and then by the time we get to the weekend, those temperatures will be quite a bit low but we could peak at 33 on friday in the southeast.

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